First project of its kind in India involving three State Government bodies coming together

HCL Infosystems Ltd., India’s premier ICT System Integration, Services, Hardware and Distribution company today announced that the company has been awarded by Sadbhav Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. the project to implement the Automation, Computerisation and Integration of 22 Border Check Posts (BCPs) in the State of Maharashtra. HCL Infosystems will design, supply, install, commission and subsequently maintain the system for the next 10 years.

This first of its kind project in the country brings together three Maharashtra State Government bodies – the Department of Transport, Department of Sales Tax and the Department of Excise in this project who will share and use the common ICT solution simultaneously for their respective functional benefits. The integrated BCPs shall have the combined facilities for clearance and checking of commercial traffic for all the three departments. The proposed modernization with computerized BCPs will facilitate road users and reduce clearance time thereby increasing efficiency of the departments.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Rajeev Asija, Chief Operating Officer, Enterprise Business Unit, HCL Infosystemssaid, “It has always been HCL Infosystems’ endeavour to bring value to customers by understanding their core business and accordingly addressing their requirements. This project is a testimony to our value based solutions, wherein our teams have quickly understood the business need and conceptualised the ICT solution for the Border check posts. We thank the Maharashtra Government and Sadbhav Engineering Ltd. for providing us an opportunity to employ our proficiency and expertise to provide an efficient and optimum system. We are sure that together we will create a world class integrated system.”

The project entails Lane Automation like Automatic Vehicle Identification (RFID), Automatic Vehicle Classification, License plate recognition, Violation and Incident Capturing. There will also be computerization and installation of state of the art electronic payment and accounting facilities, Data Consolidation, MIS and Report generation. Further, information will be sorted out electronically and transmitted to relevant departments of the state.

About HCL Infosystems

HCL Infosystems Ltd, with revenue (LTM) of US$ 2.6 billion (Rs.11,542 crores) is India’s premier hardware, services and ICT systems integration company offering a wide spectrum of ICT products that includes Computing, Storage, Networking, Security, Telecom, Imaging and Retail. HCL is a one-stop-shop for all the ICT requirements of an organisation. India’s leading System Integration and Infrastructure Management Services Organisation, HCL has specialised expertise across verticals including Telecom, BFSI, eGovernance & Power. HCL has India’s largest distribution and retail network, taking to market a range of Digital Lifestyle products in partnership with leading global ICT brands, including Apple, Cisco, Ericsson, Kingston, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Microsoft, Nokia, Toshiba, and many more. HCL today has India’s largest vertically integrated computer manufacturing facility with over three decades of electronic manufacturing experience & HCL desktops is the largest selling brand into the enterprise space. With India’s largest ICT services network that reaches to every corner of India, HCL’s award winning Support Services makes it the preferred choice of enterprise and consumers, alike.